ASP Group for High School Students
St. Joseph High School Ministry
40 High School Teens and 16 Adult Advisors
will travel to Appalachia July 21-29, 2012
Fill in the forms below and mail to the parish office, attn.Nancy Devroy
Please include a $50 non-refundable check made out to St Joseph Church
- Nancy Devroy, Coordinator of High School Ministry, (847) 990-1235, ndevroy@stjoseph-libertyville.org
- Dave Braun, ASP Coordinator, (847) 816-0494, dgbraun75@gmail.com
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Purchase a Stock Certificate to support the mission of our ASP Volunteers! Click the certificate to the left, complete the Stock Certificate, make a check out to St. Joe and note ASP stock in the memo area and send to the parish office. Thank You!! |
| Appalachia Service Project Background and 2012 Forms
ASP is a youth based ministry dedicated to serving needy families throughout the Appalachian Mountains. Since 1969, more than 260,000 volunteers from across the nation have repaired 14,000 homes through the Appalachia Service Project. But ASP is more than a home-repair ministry. Often called a "relationship ministry", ASP emphasizes the relationships that are built and the lessons that are learned when volunteers take time to interact with the family they've been assigned to serve during a week-long summer mission trip. Trip dates for 2012 are July 21 - 29. For more information and registration, please click on the links below. In a nutshell: "...when you change the lives of others, they have a way of changing you." (from the official ASP website, www.asphome.org) |
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ASP at St. Joseph - Click here to see some photos from St. Joes 2011 ASP trip This past summer, St. Joe's served for the first time with the ASP. Honoring the value of relationships in ministry, the St. Joseph ASP group committed to 9 months of preparation together, building strong teams and strong faith. During this time high school teens and adult group leaders learned about systemic poverty, Appalachian culture, construction techniques, and each other as disciples of Christ. |
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What You’ll Do at ASP • Make one family’s home warmer, safer, and drier • Repair roofs, install insulation, fix floors, shore up foundations, build ramps for persons with disabilities, and perform a host of other improvements and repairs • Worship, bond, and pull together as a group • Lift an Appalachian family’s spirits and remind them that God’s love knows no boundaries |
What ASP will do for you • Develop a heart for Christian service • Help you make a dent in poverty right here in America • Gain new appreciation for what you have • Draw your group or church closer together • Come home more on fire for your faith and more involved in your church or community |